Resources for Teaching
Lesson Plans
Example student local history project and discussion of the benefits going through this process:
Video about Salem Poor (6 minutes) created by North Andover High School student, Eamon O’Cearuil
Video- discussion about the process of creating this Salem Poor project (5 minutes) North Andover High School student Eamon O’Cearuil and teacher Brian Sheehy
Understanding and Teaching American Slavery – edited by Bethany Jay and Cynthia Lynn Lyerly.
Teaching Hard History- Focuses on best practices for teaching slavery; Bethany Jay and Steven Oliver are contributors
Learning for Justice- Formerly known as “Teaching Tolerance,” this is a great resources for “centering justice and the action that students and educators can take to realize change.”
Teaching for Change- “By drawing direct connections to real world issues, Teaching for Change encourages teachers and students to question and re-think the world inside and outside their classrooms, build a more equitable, multicultural society, and become active global citizens.”
Facing History and Ourselves Race in US History. Resources for studying the history of race in the United States
Massachusetts Historical Society Free Online Series: Confronting Racial Injustice
iCivics Grade 3 American Revolution - Private i history detectives guide elementary students through exciting historical investigations to build content knowledge and critical thinking skills
Investigating History - MA Department of Education